What is there, what aircraft operate from it, and why could it become a critical link in any future conflict in the Middle East?

The airbase that could be used to launch bunker-busting strikes on Iran has seen an influx of heavy American bombers and fighters. Satellite images taken three days ago show the presence of four B-52s ...

A new satellite image revealing a major US military buildup at Diego Garcia has sparked speculation over whether the ...

The Air Force has deployed F-15 fighter jets for a force protection mission on Diego Garcia, Pacific Air Forces confirmed this week. The strategically important island in the Indian Ocean has ...

Flight tracking data revealed that several B-2 bombers appear to have taken off from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri ...

The Pentagon has sent at least six B-2 bombers – 30% of the US Air Force’s stealth bomber fleet – to the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, in what analysts have called a message to Iran ...

A U.S. Air Force B-2 strategic bomber taxis to an airfield runway at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean on August 21. The U.S. Air Force said the island enables rapid response capabilities across the ...

In the latest show of force against Iran and Yemen's Houthi rebels, the United States has deployed at least six nuclear-capable B-2 bombers to a base in the Indian Ocean within striking distance ...

Keep a Close Eye on Diego Garcia. The U.S. Air Force’s B-2 Spirits had been employed last October to strike Houthi positions in Yemen.

A B-2A Spirit pictured on Aug. 28, 2020 inside a B2SS hangar at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia. (Image credit: U.S. Air Force photo/Heather Salazar) ...

A US Air Force B-1B Lancer taking off from Diego Garcia as part of Operation Enduring Freedom during October 2001 [Photo: enior Airman Rebeca M. Luquin, U.S. Air Force]. Strategically located ...